The Craftys is an awards show (online) for crafters! http://youtu.be/YaU5Zjoy9vk They explain it best so here is the excerpt from their blog post: Awards season has plenty to offer TV actors, movie directors and jazz-fusion musicians, but what about crafters? They toil long into the night on artistic creations that may be gone in the
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Author: Jennifer Priest
It started with jewelry, beading, sewing, home decor, painting, basket weaving, pottery, and cross-stitch. Marry that to an entrepreneurial spirit & at 9 years old a girl is selling her wares at craft fairs as far as her parents and grandparents would drive her. These days, Jennifer enjoys crafts of all genres from sewing to scrapbooking to jewelry with a little dabbling in the mixed media world. Her style is approachable and she wants everyone who sees her work to feel that they too can embrace creativity and make their home and life beautiful.
Handmade Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
My mom wanted gardening tools and supplies for the last couple of years. And windchimes. But now she has enough of those and this year, I am trying to figure out what to get for her. Why not go handmade? I rounded up a list of some great handmade Mother’s Day craft ideas that you
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How to Bling Cards with Crystyler
This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and order, I’ll receive some moolah. Have you ever wanted a fast, easy way to add bling to your cards? Walnut Hollow’s Crystyler by Norma Rapko may be just the ticket to bling up cards! I used the
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How to Make a Clutch Purse in 10 Minutes for Under $10
Step out in style this summer with a simple, quick, and affordable clutch purse! In 10 minutes you can create this clutch to use as a purse, a makeup bag, or to hold pens and pencils. Head on over to the Kunin Felt blog to see how I made this – so fast!
Happy National Scrapbook Day 2014 – 15 Quick Scrapbooking Ideas
Happy National Scrapbook Day, friends!!! I hope you are getting your scrap on and making progress on that stack of pictures you’ve been hoarding! Yeah, I called you out on it! I have a confession. I am NOT scrapbooking today. WTH?! Yeah. I am taking a metalsmithing class with Jen Cushman at the Charity Wings
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How to Make: Emboss Resist Background + the Science of Pigment Ink
Old tools. Old Technique. NEW applications! This is one of the things that you told us you’re looking for on our last email survey that went out late last month so we hope you find this tutorial helpful. Heat embossing is a long-time staple of the rubber stamping and paper crafting worlds. You probably already
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Scrapbooking with Printables from 100Directions.com
Printables are such a big trend these days; I see them ALL the TIME on Pinterest! As a scrapbooker, these make me think of the early days of digital scrapbooking followed by the trend in “digital” stamps, which are basically images you print rather than stamp. Scrapbooking with printables is fun, easy, fast, and super
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